Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-03
a NUNS ROMANCE.
\ Physician Wirs Ber Away From Esr S.
cred Profession.
Yankton Letter to Chicago Herald.

1dnEIOn Letter 10 NulCaSO f4tl.IQs.
Among the first buildings erected here
was the rather rickety brick structure
that IS now occupied by the Indian school.
IL and around the square, stif-iooking
building hangs romauce as rich N de-
tail and SIS unique as any ever woven by
the pen Of Washington Irving or Wilkie |
Collins. Several years ago this structure !
was occupied as Roman Catholic semi |
nary, run under the auspices CT the Sis
ters Of Mercy. At the head of TIE estab-
Iishment Was devout nun, known as
Sister Mary Psul, who swas not only a |
splendid musician and an accom- |
plished Iinguist, bat she possessed more
than ordinary managerial ability. Sister
Mary Paul, together with her other
charming qualities, possessed wonder
iul beauty of face and form, snd her
beautiful face, dark eyes and dropping
lashes and her well rounded and grace
fully moulded figure never showed 10 bet
ter advantage than when she appeared on
the streets Of Yankton clad III the pecuI-
LET black habit of the order. she was
young, but twenty two summers had
passed eyer her pretty hsad, and her
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes told the
story OF health and viyGciou5 DISPOSE
tion.
few months before Sister Mary made
her appearance 81 the seminary young
physician came to YaDktOr and hung Out
his shingle to sway in the bveezas OF SAe
Missouri vsilaY aud attract the eye Of
suffering humanity. He Was g tall,
| broad-shouldered, stOut-limbed, athletic
| looking fellow, q quarter CT century
old, with 9 dark, curly beard, celsn-cut
features, and eyes black as night and full
of fire. He was handsome man auG
king socially. He had been educated 81
the beet schools Of Europe end h8d grad
uated from famous school of physics IL
st. Petersburg, Russia, where he was
born otwcalthy parents YdnktOn society
opened its arms and closed them around
the young physician VIII 81 afectionate
hug. He soon fell into z profitable prsC-
tee that enabled him to live in splendid
style. V. Sebiakin Ross, for this was
the name he gave, 70 his most intimate
friends told B story OF lis early life that
wae tiDged with romance.
BE was the only son Of leading ply
sician Of st. Petersburg, and we3 given
the most thorough education in medicine
obtainsble in the Institutions Of I'll
Europe. In his capacity 9s phyeiCisn
Ross was frequently called 70 the seninG-
ry, ard during his visits there frequently
met Sister Mary Paul, whose beauty
touched the fancy Of the handsome ply
gicien, and Whep, & Few weeks sitter he
Ind become acquainted with her, he asked
her to throw eff her habit and become
his wife, be was gratife0 to learn
1hl5 his lave was reCiprOcatsdr
1h1uul the woman 81 first de
cl5ned 20 leave the order end
maug him. Bus love levels all barriers,
aud under the pretense Of going to give
Iessols IL embroidery Sister Mary got TO
maze frequent cells On Z lacy friend down
town VINO was in the secret, end
you'd there meet her lover, who never
lost al opportunity to urge her 70 becGne
his wife These ClanGestine mGttingz
were kept up for several months, uutn a
last, unable longer to Te5is5 tina ardent
pleading9 Of her sutton, Sister Mary yield
ed - lis request, gu. insisted that thel'
marriage should De kept secret until sht
= chose TO make i known to her sisters s.
the convent.
With this understanding, they wer
secretly married 81 the house Of S!st5I
Msry'5 friend by q Presbyterian clergy
man, who considerably asked none gu
: the stereocyped questions. Ross hac
= won TIE prize and ne was satisfied, but ri
, wife, WA YVES obliged 20 i've s. dual life
= went back to the convent with anythint
but s calm conscience. Sac beli ont 10
= three months, when one day she sur
: p-ised ner sisters by nod returning from
aer usual afternoon Walk down town, al
when, upon investigation, she vas trace
to suit OF handsomely furnishe
rooms, where she YVES iustaDc
c u8 the wife Of the leading ply
{ siCian in the city, there WAS a sensati0
h that snOck the society Of Ysnkton to il
j. very foundation. Sister Mary-noW put
= liciy Mrs. Y Sebiakin Russ-looked s;
: reneiy on and shook in the faces OF til
:, gOssip5 her proofs Of honorable mafrlag,
n Mrs. Ross was accommodated from tn
= church, bu. there were Q her churches i
h Yaak49n si4d TO receive her after tn
3 affair was explained. To-day DR.. Ro.
/. and his handsome vile walk win the DE-!
society. and are apparently living the IA.
pies. CT iIves.